Over 100 customer support staff at a Blizzard office in Cork, Ireland have accepted contract buyouts in order to leave the company, Eurogamer has reported. Sources from inside the company who have requested to remain anonymous reportedly told Eurogamer that “over 100 people” have voluntarily accepted money in exchange for leaving the company at the…
Over 100 customer support staff at a Blizzard office in Cork, Ireland have accepted contract buyouts in order to leave the company, Eurogamer has reported.
Sources from inside the company who have requested to remain anonymous reportedly told Eurogamer that “over 100 people” have voluntarily accepted money in exchange for leaving the company at the end of December.
The anonymous sources said that the staff had taken part in a voluntary program that offers staff money to leave Blizzard. The sources say that the program has been offered to staff “at least five times” and that the amount of money has increased with each offer.
One source who accepted the offer told Eurogamer that “It was too good to pass up. This is voluntary, do not get me wrong. But when you see a pile a cash [sic] in front of you, over and over again, you start to lose hope and cannot see a great situation ahead.”
Workers leaving include agents, managers, and back office staff.
